HISTORY
HISTORY
- The Empire of Ghana, the Akan Empire, and Ashanti Empire flourished in 13th, 18th , and 19th
- When Ghana was first seen by the Portuguese in 1470 they called it the “Gold Coast”
- They were followed by the English, Dutch, and Swedes
- The British tried to take control in 1820 but were resisted by the Ashanti until 1901
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- Became an independent country on March 6, 1957
- Became a republic on July 1, 1960
- Kwame Nkrumah tried to take leadership starting in 1958
- In Feb. 1966 he was deposed
- In 1979 Jerry Rawlings allowed an election, making Hilla Limann the president
- Citizens 18-26 can join military with a basic education certificate and must be HIV/AIDS negative
- In Africa some dishes that are common are African flour porridge, fried plantain, eggplant salad, yellow peanut rice, and cake squares
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- Two years later Rawlings discredited the constitution, created an austerity program, and reduced budget deficits
- When the country returned to a civilian ruled country he was elected president in 1992 and 1996
- Since then there has been four presidents
- There is over ten languages used in Ghana
- Export partners includes France, Italy, Netherlands, China, and Germany
- Exports items like oil, gold, cocoa, and timber
- Ghana has an army, navy, and air force
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GOVERNMENT
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- President John Dramani Mahama
- Constitutional Democracy
- Date of Independence: March 6, 1957
- Capital: Accra
- Republic of Ghana
- Dry and dusty, often in droughts from January to March in the Northeast
- Hot, humid, and tropical in the north
- Monetary Unit :Deci
- Member of Common Wealth of Nations
- GDP Official Exchange Rate: 215.55 Billion( 2013 est. )
- GDP purchasing power parity is 90.41 billion( 2013 est. )
- Western Africa
- Land is 227,533sq km, Water is 11,000sq km
- Natural Resources: gold, timber, manganese, fish, and rubber
- Covered with low plains and dissected plateaus